Xue Shu had terrible luck:
She transmigrated to ancient times, fell into a life of prostitution, and was forcibly claimed by a powerful, high-ranking bastard of a man.
Thankfully, she wasn't alone. An entire modern nation was backing her up with advice.
Escaping her cage wasn't hard. The hard part was dealing with the mess waiting for her: impoverished people, shattered families, a dynasty on the brink of collapse, and herself stranded in the Southern Seas.
At first, all Xue Shu wanted was to survive in a time of turmoil.
During her escape, she happened to make off with the empire's finest elite cavalry, the Liaodong Iron Riders.
Later, she was swept into a civil war in a Southern Seas kingdom and rescued the people who had nearly been massacred.
Later still, she led an army north, pacified the land, and single-handedly saved the half of the empire that was teetering on the brink.
On the day Xue Shu was appointed regent, she could only sigh helplessly. “If any of you had been halfway competent, I wouldn't have had to go this far.”
Below the palace steps, that bastard of a man stared at her, as if he wanted to devour alive the former concubine-servant who had once been at his mercy.
Xue Shu smiled. “No, I’m not singling out Minister Song. I mean that every civil and military official here is useless.”
A little scene:
Later histories record that in the second year of Yuanxi, the Nu army breached the capital of the Great Mu and crossed the natural barrier of the Yangtze, advancing straight on the southern capital, Jinling.
At this critical moment, Prince of Nanping Xue Shu rallied the righteous army of Annam, the Liaodong troops, and the Yunnan forces to turn the tide and drive back the Nu army. For her accomplishments, she was appointed regent after the war.
It is said that a small incident occurred at the investiture ceremony.
Before the eunuch proclaiming the edict had finished reading, Xue Shu was already up on the palace steps, reaching out to snatch the imperial scroll.
“Hand it over!”
Then she turned her back on the pale-faced young emperor of Southern Mu and looked at the civil and military ministers kneeling throughout the hall.
“Rise, my lords!”
Content warnings:
1. The female lead has a golden finger, and it gets stronger as the story goes on, giving her a crushing advantage.
2. The setting is fictional. Don't take it too seriously or try to match it to real history.
3. The bastard is not the male lead. He is guaranteed to die by the end. Whether his family dies too depends on the author's mood.
4. The female lead has morals, but not many. She becomes emperor later on, and there may be a reverse-harem-style rivalry.
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Special note: The author enjoys using memes and will try to avoid misogynistic language, but I'm not an AI, so I may slip up or make a careless mistake while writing. If you dislike any wording, please leave a polite comment, and I'll do my best to accommodate readers' preferences. Please don't make a big issue out of it by labeling the author misogynistic. I don't want to argue, and I'll delete comments like that!
Theme: Keep hoping for the light, no matter how difficult the circumstances
The author's ambition can be seen in the slow plot advancement.
How to create something from scratch, from ignorance to enlightenment, from disorder to order, from feudalism to constitutional monarchy.
All classes, refugees, landowners, commoners, eunuchs, and businessmen were all included in the scope of the change.
The establishment of a new order cannot be accomplished quickly with just a few words, a few people, or an army. Otherwise, there are so many reforms in history, why so few have succeeded.
Everyone has his own position, his own interests, and his own tendencies, which, intentionally or unintentionally, form a torrent that promotes or hinders the historical process.
The author is very patient.
The fate of the protagonist has been determined, and there are not many changes that can be traced. So focus on the surrounding characters and their fates, and how their fates resonate with the great changes. And all this still involves every choice of the protagonist.
Yes! This saying of our ancestors is truly a golden rule.
If you accept the country's dirt, you will be the master of the country; if you accept the country's misfortune, you will be the king of the world.
As the ruling class, you should fight for the common people in the world.
Hey hey hey hey hey!
Give Song Dog a little bit of the power of the unicorn armor.
I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it! ! !
General Zhou, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, turns out to be a reliable male mother!
My good girl is of great use! ! !
Very capable! ! !
I, the girl Shanna, can also be of great use! ! !
I, Wang E, and I, Liu Yin, can do both extremely well! ! !
Is the scene of adding names coming soon?
Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Competition
Xue Shuai Gaga Shuai
Why did I suddenly change my name? It made me think I had found the wrong book.
His Highness Xue:
Come and measure the length of my map of Yan State!
Ah, His Highness Xue has been in power for so long and still hasn't lost control. It's not easy!
The author's ambition can be seen in the slow plot advancement. How to create something from scratch, from ignorance to enlightenment, from disorder to order, from feudalism to constitutional monarchy. All classes, refugees, landowners, commoners, eunuchs, and businessmen were all included in the scope of the change. The establishment of a new order cannot be accomplished quickly with just a few words, a few people, or an army. Otherwise, there are so many reforms in history, why so few have succeeded. Everyone has his own position, his own interests, and his own tendencies, which, intentionally or unintentionally, form a torrent that promotes or hinders the historical process. The author is very patient. The fate of the protagonist has been determined, and there are not many changes that can be traced. So focus on the surrounding characters and their fates, and how their fates resonate with the great changes. And all this still involves every choice of the protagonist.
Yes! This saying of our ancestors is truly a golden rule. If you accept the country's dirt, you will be the master of the country; if you accept the country's misfortune, you will be the king of the world. As the ruling class, you should fight for the common people in the world.
Hey hey hey hey hey! Give Song Dog a little bit of the power of the unicorn armor.
I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it! ! ! General Zhou, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, turns out to be a reliable male mother!
My good girl is of great use! ! ! Very capable! ! ! I, the girl Shanna, can also be of great use! ! ! I, Wang E, and I, Liu Yin, can do both extremely well! ! !
Is the scene of adding names coming soon?
Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Competition Xue Shuai Gaga Shuai
Why did I suddenly change my name? It made me think I had found the wrong book.
His Highness Xue: Come and measure the length of my map of Yan State!
Ah, His Highness Xue has been in power for so long and still hasn't lost control. It's not easy!